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James describes his focus on teaching a ‘reality’ gospel – meaning, the Word of God with a primary application to our contemporary lives. He believes the Word is the standard by which all else must be measured, relying on it as the actual will of the God we worship. James is adamant that the Word must be understood strictly within its context and that Scripture be allowed to ‘interpret itself’. He states that the Holy Spirit is necessary for understanding because without Him, it is impossible to understand things of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14).

More than ever, Christians need to clearly understand that which they profess to believe in.

“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” - C.S. Lewis

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This is Hezekiah’s Tunnel and The Pool of Siloam

In what is considered to be one of the engineering marvels of the world, beneath Jerusalem lays the connecting tunnel from the Spring of Gihon to the Pool of Siloam. The events that pushed a king in Judah to do the unimaginable in order to secure his people are recorded by both the king and his encroaching …

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This is The Mount of Olives

On Day 10 our journey will take us to the Mount of Olives (“Olivet”), which is a portion of the Central Mountain Range. It consists of a small ridge of three summits that stretch approximately 2 miles long. This highest peak is just shy of 3,000 ft above sea level. The mountain is directly east of Jerusalem and …

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This is Jerusalem Part 2

Today, many of the most popular sites are contested by Muslims as focal points to Islam. The Western Wall (Wailing Wall; Hebrew – Kotel) is known to the Muslims as the Buraq Wall. They believe it to be where Muhammad tied his steed, al-Buraq, to the wall when he was traveling through Jerusalem on his way …

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This is Jerusalem Part 1

It was a time after Abram had been called by God to come out of Ur of the Chaldeans in the scroll of Genesis (Chapter 11ff). He had made a covenant relationship with God and journeyed to Egypt, where he let his wife Sarai be taken by a Pharaoh. God delivers her back into the …

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This is Qumran

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are one of the greatest biblically related finds in the history of archaeology and the study of antiquities. 981 fragments were discovered in 11 caves and constituted the oldest copies of Scripture we have to date. Literally thousands of scroll fragments have been found in the Dead Sea area. The …

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This is Ein-Gedi

Day 8 will also include one of the top attractions for natural wonders, Ein-Gedi (meaning “spring of the kid [goat]”). It has also been known as “En-Gedi,” “Engedi,” “Engaddi,” “Áin Jidi (Arabic),” “Hazazon-tamar,” “Hazezon Tamar,” “Hatzatzon Tamar,” and “Tell el-Jurn.” An oasis on the edge of the Dead Sea, about 35 miles southeast of Jerusalem, …

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This is Hezekiah’s Tunnel and The Pool of Siloam

In what is considered to be one of the engineering marvels of the world, beneath Jerusalem lays the connecting tunnel from the Spring of Gihon to the Pool of Siloam. The events that pushed a king in Judah to do the unimaginable in order to secure his people are recorded by both the king and his encroaching …

Continue reading "This is Hezekiah’s Tunnel and The Pool of Siloam"

This is The Mount of Olives

On Day 10 our journey will take us to the Mount of Olives (“Olivet”), which is a portion of the Central Mountain Range. It consists of a small ridge of three summits that stretch approximately 2 miles long. This highest peak is just shy of 3,000 ft above sea level. The mountain is directly east of Jerusalem and …

Continue reading "This is The Mount of Olives"

This is Jerusalem Part 2

Today, many of the most popular sites are contested by Muslims as focal points to Islam. The Western Wall (Wailing Wall; Hebrew – Kotel) is known to the Muslims as the Buraq Wall. They believe it to be where Muhammad tied his steed, al-Buraq, to the wall when he was traveling through Jerusalem on his way …

Continue reading "This is Jerusalem Part 2"

This is Jerusalem Part 1

It was a time after Abram had been called by God to come out of Ur of the Chaldeans in the scroll of Genesis (Chapter 11ff). He had made a covenant relationship with God and journeyed to Egypt, where he let his wife Sarai be taken by a Pharaoh. God delivers her back into the …

Continue reading "This is Jerusalem Part 1"

This is Qumran

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) are one of the greatest biblically related finds in the history of archaeology and the study of antiquities. 981 fragments were discovered in 11 caves and constituted the oldest copies of Scripture we have to date. Literally thousands of scroll fragments have been found in the Dead Sea area. The …

Continue reading "This is Qumran"

This is Ein-Gedi

Day 8 will also include one of the top attractions for natural wonders, Ein-Gedi (meaning “spring of the kid [goat]”). It has also been known as “En-Gedi,” “Engedi,” “Engaddi,” “Áin Jidi (Arabic),” “Hazazon-tamar,” “Hazezon Tamar,” “Hatzatzon Tamar,” and “Tell el-Jurn.” An oasis on the edge of the Dead Sea, about 35 miles southeast of Jerusalem, …

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